Artifact vs Hicks' Blue
Artifact is a Cloverdale Paint color while Hicks' Blue comes from Little Greene. Artifact reads as greige-grey, while Hicks' Blue reads as blue — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Artifact has an LRV of 38. At ΔE 36.6, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Artifact vs Hicks' Blue in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Artifact and Hicks' Blue in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
Living Room
Living rooms test a color across a full range of conditions — morning sun, afternoon shade, and evening lamp light all shift how both of these read. At this scale, the choice between them becomes clear in a way that a swatch alone can't communicate.
Bedroom
Bedroom walls are often seen under warm artificial light, a context that shifts both colors from how they look on a chip. Side by side like this, the difference is easy to read — which is exactly why seeing them in a real space is more useful than comparing chips.
Bathroom
Bathrooms amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. Side by side like this, the difference is easy to read — which is exactly why seeing them in a real space is more useful than comparing chips.
Color Details
Artifact vs Hicks' Blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Artifact on one side and Hicks' Blue on the other.
Digital color is approximate. These simulations are generated from the manufacturer's hex values and overlaid on grayscale room photos — your screen's calibration, brightness, and viewing angle all affect how they render. Before committing to either color, test physical samples in your own space under the light you actually live with.
More Artifact comparisons
See how Artifact stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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At LRV 52 vs 38, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 60 vs 38, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 38), opening up a space where Artifact encloses it.
Artifact reads slightly lighter (LRV 38 vs 27), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 5-point LRV gap (43 vs 38) makes French Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 38), opening up a space where Artifact encloses it.
Hardwick White reads slightly lighter (LRV 44 vs 38), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 38, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 38), opening up a space where Artifact encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 38), opening up a space where Artifact encloses it.
Artifact reflects far more light (LRV 38 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Artifact reflects far more light (LRV 38 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 38), opening up a space where Artifact encloses it.
Artifact reflects far more light (LRV 38 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Saybrook Sage reads slightly lighter (LRV 45 vs 38), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 7-point LRV gap (38 vs 31) makes Artifact the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 38 vs 7, Artifact is decisively the brighter choice.